The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics has begun.

Some people say that the decision to hold the Olympics in the midst of the Corona disaster is the same as the Japanese government's decision in the past to enter the Pacific War.

However, with regard to the Pacific War, there is a strong aspect of public opinion that "led to the war.

Therefore, I feel uncomfortable with this logic.

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"Considering all the hard work these athletes have put in, the Olympics should be held."

However, I personally do not share this view.

If my daughter is an Olympic athlete, I might go so far as to appeal directly to the IOC commissioners (or even kidnap, imprison, or blackmail her).

However, I do not know any athletes who would compete in the Olympics.

And I'm not the kind of person who is capable of sympathizing with a stranger's situation.

For me, the details of my job for the next term, my second daughter's tuition, the repayment of my loan, and the results of my physical examination are much more serious issues.

I am so uncoordinated naturally, so I'm not interested in sports in general -- I even have an aversion (for irrational reasons) to certain sports.

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In conclusion, I support the holding of the Olympic Games for one reason only: I would like to "see" the Olympics held in this situation (corona disaster).

I think it is unimaginably difficult to organize this Olympics.

Even though I can't empathize with the athletes, I can offer my heartfelt sympathy, support, and cheers to the people in charge of organizing the event.

And regardless of its success or failure, I believe that this Olympics will become a new Olympic model, the "Tokyo Model".

I don't think it's a problem if the Olympics are smaller than Japan's national games, or if they are held on a smaller scale, or if there are no spectators, or if the number of participating countries is in the single digits.

In the future, I would like to see the competitions held in different countries using a real-time network, so that competitions that require individual or team competition can be cancelled.

I'm not saying that we should go back to the ancient Olympics and make it "one event," but frankly, I think we should be prepared to go that far.

Well, I know it's not that easy to talk about this event since there are various commercial interests involved.

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In the first place, I believe that global pandemics similar to this Corona will occur again and again in the future.

Now that I've studied the mutant virus, I have a feeling that 'that's exactly what's going to happen every four years or so.

If so, then the "Tokyo Model" should be a great use case for the Olympics and other major events in the future -- regardless of their success or failure.

If the Olympics are forced to go ahead, 10,000 people a day will be infected, which will not only cause a collapse of medical care, but also an exodus from the medical field, and many people who do not need to die may die.

Some of them may be me and my family.

As a result, I may regret re-reading the contents of this diary.

But -- or maybe not.

After all, we can't know until we try.

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Then I'll prioritize my current feeling of "I want to see it".

Success is not the only "achievement" -- I know that very well.